Oct 02, 2023 City Council

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[ CALL TO ORDER: Council Chamber INVOCATION: City Attorney Jones PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Gomez ROLL CALL: Mayor Gomez Mayor Pro Tem Nigsarian Councilmember Espinoza Councilmember Medrano Councilmember Simonian]

LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT IT IS 6:30 PM AND ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.

OUR INVOCATION WILL BE LED BY CITY ATTORNEY RICHARD D. JONES, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, BY THE LEGENDARY JOSE MADANO.

FOR PLEASE STAND, ASK YOU TO PLEASE STAND BY YOUR HEADS.

DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE'RE HUMBLED THE BEHAVIOR THIS EVENING TO DO THE IMPORTANT BUSINESS OF THE CITY OF LAHABRA.

UH, WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR, UH, YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT.

WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE MANY CITIZENS WHO LIVE IN THIS COMMUNITY WHO CONTRIBUTE BACK TO MAKE THIS A VERY SPECIAL PLACE.

WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR OUR POLICE AND OUR FIRE, THOSE WHO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.

WE ASK YOU TO BLESS THE CITY COUNCIL THAT IT LACKED WITH WISDOM AND INSIGHT.

FOR ALL OF LA HARE, WE SAY THESE THINGS IN THY NAME.

AMEN.

AMEN.

REPEAT AFTER ME FACE THE FLAG OF OUR COUNTRY.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO, TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.

RO.

THANK YOU RICHARD.

AND THANK YOU JOSE MADANO.

[1. PROCLAIM OCTOBER 22-28, 2023 AS "CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING PREVENTION WEEK" IN THE CITY OF LA HABRA]

UH, IT IS PROCLAIMING OCTOBER 22ND OF 28 TO 2023 AS CHILDHOOD LEAD LED POISONING PREVENTION WEEK IN THE CITY OF LAHABRA.

UM, GO AHEAD.

WE'D LIKE TO GIVE A LITTLE PRESENTATION.

YES.

SO, ON BEHALF OF THE ORANGE COUNTY HEALTHCARE AGENCY, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE MAYOR GOMEZ AND COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR MAKING THIS PROCLAMATION AND RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANT PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE OF CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING.

PREVENTION.

LEAD POISONING IS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN BECAUSE THEIR NERVOUS SYSTEM IS STILL DEVELOPING.

AND LEAD IS A POTENT NEUROTOXIN THAT CAUSES PERMANENT LEARNING AND BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS. THERE IS NO SAFE LEVEL FOR LEAD CHILDHOOD, LEAD POISONING.

PREVENTION WEEK IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REMIND FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITIES TO FOCUS ON PREVENTION YEAR ROUND BY AVOIDING LEAD EXPOSURE FROM SOURCES SUCH AS CHIPPED AND PEELING PAINT IN HOMES, IMPORTED TOYS, JEWELRY, CANDIES, MEDICINE, AND FOLK REMEDIES.

PARENTS ALSO NEED TO TAKE CARE NOT TO BRING LEAD DUST INTO THE HOME ON THEIR CLOTHING FROM WORK AND HOBBIES SUCH AS THOSE IN CONSTRUCTION, BATTERY RECYCLING, WELDING, AND FIRING RANGES.

LEAD IS A SILENT POISON.

MOST CHILDREN WITH LEAD POISONING DO NOT LOOK OR ACT SICK.

A SIMPLE BLOOD TEST IS THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE THE DIAGNOSIS.

YOUNG CHILDREN IN PUBLICLY FUNDED PROGRAMS AND THOSE LIVING IN HOUSING BUILT BEFORE IN 1978 ARE PARTICULARLY AT RISK.

PARENTS SHOULD REMEMBER TO ASK THEIR DOCTORS ABOUT ORDERING THIS IMPORTANT TEST.

THE COUNTY OF ORANGE CHILDHOOD LED POISONING PREVENTION PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE TO CONDUCT CASE MANAGEMENT AND HOME INVESTIGATIONS IN CASES OF HIGH BLOOD LEAD LEVELS TO ENSURE THE SOURCE IS IDENTIFIED AND REMOVED.

SO, THANK YOU AGAIN, THE CITY OF LAHABRA FOR MAKING THIS PROCLAMATION.

OKAY.

WE WILL GO DOWN THERE AND TAKE A PICTURE WITH YOU.

ALL MY COLLEAGUES.

IT'S COME ON DOWN, YOU ONE.

THANK YOU, KENYA.

OKAY.

YOU'RE GONNA BE FRONT AND CENTER HERE.

FRONT AND CENTER, RIGHT HERE.

LET I ADJUST FOR THIS.

AND AGAIN, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS AWARENESS TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US TO THIS VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE.

AND LET ME SET THIS DOWN RIGHT HERE THAT BRUCE SAID FILM CHIEF.

RIGHT, SIR.

THERE YOU GO.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH US TONIGHT.

YES.

ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

YES.

OUR NEXT PRESENTATION

[2. PRESENTATION BY CITY OF HOPE ORANGE COUNTY]

IF YOU WANNA COME UP TO THE PODIUM THERE, AND WE'LL GET STARTED WITH THAT.

NEXT, COME ON DOWN GUYS.

TAKE ANOTHER PHOTOS.

THEY'RE GONNA DO A PRESENTATION.

KENDALL, JUST KIND OF LIKE HANG OUT.

WATCH.

THERE'S NO POWERPOINT GUYS.

NO POWERPOINT.

ALL GOOD.

NO, NO POWERPOINT.

THANK YOU.

MAYOR GOMEZ, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU THIS EVENING.

MY NAME IS LISA O'NEILL

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I AM THE DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS FOR CITY OF HOPE, ORANGE COUNTY.

I AM A PROUD FULLERTON RESIDENT.

UM, AND I, AGAIN, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY CITY OF HOPE IS HERE IN ORANGE COUNTY AND ALL OF THE ADVANCED CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT THAT IS NOW AVAILABLE TO YOU.

YOUR LOVED ONES, YOUR CONSTITUENTS, AND MEMBERS OF OUR ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY.

I WANNA START BY TELLING YOU A STORY ABOUT A WOMAN NAMED DONNA MCNUTT.

DONNA IS A VIVACIOUS WOMAN, WOMAN WITH A FAMILY.

SHE LIVES IN SOUTH ORANGE COUNTY.

SHE HAS AN INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT CALLED THE FAT THE CANCER FASHIONISTA, AND DONNA IS LIVING WITH A VERY RARE BLOOD CANCER CALLED MULTIPLE MYELOMA.

SHE'S ALIVE TODAY BECAUSE OF THE ADVANCED TREATMENT AND CLINICAL TRIALS AVAILABLE AT CITY OF HOPE, AND DONNA IS ONE OF THE 3.2 MILLION PEOPLE, PARDON ME, 3.2 MILLION REASONS, BECAUSE THERE ARE 3.2 MILLION PEOPLE IN ORANGE COUNTY.

DONNA IS ONE OF THE 3.2 MILLION PEOPLE REASONS THAT CITY OF HOPE EXPANDED INTO ORANGE COUNTY BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZE THAT THERE'S A DIRE NEED FOR ADVANCED CANCER CARE IN THIS COMMUNITY.

I WANNA TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT CITY OF HOPE.

YOU MAY HAVE HEARD ABOUT CITY OF HOPE.

YOU MAY HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE CANCER CENTER IN DUARTE, BUT YOU MAY NOT KNOW THAT CITY OF HOPE WAS FOUNDED IN 1913 AS A TUBERCULOSIS SANATORIUM.

AND WHEN OUR RESEARCHERS AND SCIENTISTS AND DOCTORS, UM, ERADICATED THAT DISEASE, WE THEN TURN TO THE NEXT MAJOR HEALTH OBSTACLE, WHICH IS CANCER TODAY.

CITY OF HOPE IS ONE OF THE NATION'S LARGEST CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COUNTRY.

AND WE HAVE CLINICAL LOCATIONS IN ATLANTA, CHICAGO, UH, AND OTHER PLACES, AND ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

AND YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THAT WE LAST YEAR, O ORANGE COUNTY'S MOST ADVANCED COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER.

IT'S CALLED CITY OF HOPE, UH, ORANGE COUNTY LENAR FOUNDATION CANCER CENTER.

IT'S 194,000 SQUARE FEET OF CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT.

AND ACROSS OUR ORGANIZATION, WE HAVE 600 PHYSICIANS AND MORE THAN 1000 RESEARCHERS AND SCIENTISTS SOLELY FOCUSED ON TREATING, PREVENTING, AND CURING CANCER.

WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE UNFORTUNATELY, ONE IN THREE OF US IN OUR LIFETIME WILL BE DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER.

AND WHEN YOU'RE FACED WITH A CANCER DIAGNOSIS, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU HAVE HIGHLY SPECIALIZED EXPERTISE AND THAT YOUR PHYSICIANS HAVE EXPERTISE IN YOUR KIND OF CANCER.

WHETHER IT'S BREAST, PROSTATE, COLON, LUNG CANCER, ALL OF THE CANCERS THAT WE KNOW ARE WAY TOO COMMON, AND ALL OF THE CANCERS THAT WE AT CITY OF HOPE WOULD LIKE TO ERADICATE.

AND CITY OF HOPE IS ON THE CUSP OF CURING MANY, MANY CANCERS.

YOU MAY NOT KNOW THAT CITY OF HOPE'S RESEARCH AND, UM, CURES AND BREAKTHROUGHS BENEFIT A HUNDRED MILLION PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD EACH YEAR.

CITY OF HOPE, IN FACT, WAS, UM, THE, THE PEOPLE WE DEVELOPED THE FOUR MOST WIDELY USED CANCER DRUGS IN THE, IN THE AROUND THE WORLD.

AND SYNTHETIC HUMAN INSULIN WAS DEVELOPED, UM, IN PART AT CITY OF HOPE.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE, AND HERE WE HAVE A VERY ROBUST RESEARCH AND SCIENTIFIC, UH, CLINICAL CAPABILITY.

WE RECENTLY, UM, HAD A CONTRACT FINALIZED WITH CAL OPTIMA, WHICH MEANS NOW WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT MORE PEOPLE IN ORANGE COUNTY RECEIVE OUR CARE.

AND I WANNA TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT CITY OF HOPE.

WE ARE ONE OF 54 N C I DESIGNATED CANCER CENTERS IN THE COUNTRY.

AGAIN, WE HAVE MORE THAN 600 PHYSICIANS AND WE'RE MAGNET.

WE HAVE BEEN MAGNET RECOGNIZED FOR NURSING, THE HIGHEST DESIGNATION POSSIBLE IN AUGUST OF 2022.

AS I MENTIONED, WE OPENED THE MOST ADVANCED CANCER CENTER IN ORANGE COUNTY.

IT'S REALLY AN AMAZING PLACE.

AND IF YOU GO THERE, AND I INVITE ALL OF YOU ON THE COUNCIL AND, AND OTHERS TO COME FOR A TOUR IF YOU WOULD LIKE.

IT DOESN'T LOOK AT ALL LIKE A MEDICAL FACILITY.

IT LOOKS MORE LIKE A HOME.

AND THAT WAS INTENTIONAL BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND THAT PEOPLE WITH CANCER GOING THROUGH A REALLY HARD TIME AND WE WANT THEM TO BE IN A PLACE THAT GIVES THEM PEACE AND IS BEAUTIFUL AND SOOTHING.

CONNECTED TO THE CANCER CENTER WILL BE ORANGE COUNTY'S ONLY CANCER

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WE RECENTLY CELEBRATED THE TOPPING OFF FOR THE CANCER HOSPITAL, MEANING THAT WE PLACED THE HIGHEST BEAM, UM, UP ON THE EXTERIOR.

AND THIS CANCER HOSPITAL WILL OPEN IN 2025.

AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT BECAUSE IT WILL, WILL CONTINUE THE CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR OUR PATIENTS WHO NEED IT THIS MONTH, AS YOU KNOW, IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.

SO I WANNA JUST TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THAT DISEASE.

BREAST CANCER IMPACTS ONE IN EIGHT WOMEN IN THEIR LIFETIME.

UNFORTUNATELY IN ORANGE COUNTY, THAT, UM, STATISTIC IS ONE IN SEVEN.

SO WE DON'T EXACTLY KNOW WHY THAT IS, BUT IT'S CLEAR THAT WE NEED TO DO BETTER WHEN IT COMES TO PREVENTING TREATING AND CURING BREAST CANCER.

AND EARLY DETECTION IS VITALLY IMPORTANT.

SO IF YOU'RE A WOMAN WHO IS IN THE SCREENING GUIDELINE AGE, PLEASE GET YOUR MAMMOGRAM.

AND IF YOU HAVE A WOMAN IN YOUR LIFE WHO HASN'T HAD A MAMMOGRAM AND SHOULD GET A MAMMOGRAM, PLEASE ENCOURAGE HER TO DO SO.

AND WE DO OFFER THOSE AT OUR CANCER CENTER.

AND WE'D LIKE TO SAY AT CITY OF HOPE, THAT HOPE IS HERE TO END BREAST CANCER.

SO BEFORE I LEAVE THIS EVENING, I'D LIKE TO LEAVE YOU WITH THREE THINGS TO REMEMBER.

WHEN IT COMES TO FIGHTING CANCER, YOUR FIRST SHOT IS YOUR BEST SHOT.

SO THAT MEANS THAT THE BEST, YOUR BEST CHANCES ARE IF YOU GET AN ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS AT THE VERY BEGINNING FROM A SPECIALIST AND YOU'RE KIND OF CANCER.

AND IF YOU'RE DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER, PLEASE DON'T FEEL EMBARRASSED OR, UM, INSECURE ABOUT GETTING A SECOND OPINION.

IT'S VITALLY IMPORTANT.

AND WE DO OFFER THAT AT CITY OF HOPE.

IT'S ALSO VERY IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO KNOW YOUR OWN INDIVIDUAL HEALTH RISKS.

PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW THAT AGING IS ACTUALLY THE NUMBER ONE RISK FOR CANCER.

SO AS WE ALL AGE, UNFORTUNATELY, THE CHANCES OF CANCER GO UP.

AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU MAINTAIN A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AND ARE CONSISTENTLY TALKING TO YOUR PHYSICIAN.

AND AGAIN, THE FINAL MESSAGE IS, THE BEST WAY TO FIGHT CANCER IS TO PREVENT IT IN THE FIRST PLACE.

AGAIN, SEE YOUR DOCTOR, TRY TO MAINTAIN YOUR HEALTH, AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT ALL, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO US.

WE ARE IN THIS COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT ORANGE COUNTY IS AS HEALTHY AS IT POSSIBLY CAN BE, AND WE WANT TO SAVE LIVES AND, UH, ALLEVIATE THE BURDEN OF CANCER ON OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU.

WELL, WE WANNA COMMEND YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION.

THE CITY OF HOPE IS VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY.

UH, WE HAVE ONE RESIDENT, LAURA BADAMI, WHO HAS DONATED A RECORD AMOUNT OF PLATELETS TO THE CITY OF HOPE OVER THE YEARS.

AND I DUNNO IF YOU REMEMBER, PAUL GOLDENBERG, THE KING OF BIG SCREENS.

WE HAVE A BRIDGE NAMED AFTER HIM OVER THERE.

HE GAVE A $10 MILLION DONATION TO THE ORGANIZATION.

SO I COMMEND YOU.

DOES YOUR COLLEAGUE WANNA SAY ANYTHING? I COME ON UP TO THE MIC.

YES, PLEASE.

I JUST WANNA SAY THAT, UH, I'M SUPER GRATEFUL FOR THE CITY OF HOPE BECAUSE 11 YEARS AGO, MY STEPDAD WAS DIAGNOSED WITH STAGE FOUR METASTASIZED BLADDER CANCER.

HE WAS GIVEN THREE MONTHS TO LIVE.

WE WENT TO MD ANDERSON.

THEY WOULDN'T EVEN TAKE HIM ON AS A PATIENT.

AND THEN WE WERE REFERRED TO THE CITY OF HOPE IN DUARTE.

HE MET A 29 YEAR OLD ONCOLOGIST AND WAS ABLE TO PUT MY DAD INTO AN EXPERIMENTAL TRIAL.

AND MY DAD HAS BEEN ALIVE FOR THE LAST 11 YEARS.

SO FOR ME, WORKING AT CITY OF HOPE IS JUST SUCH A BLESSING.

THE WORK YOU THERE ARE, YOU GUYS ARE JUST MIRACLE WORKERS.

AND I COMMEND YOU GUYS AND WHATEVER WE CAN DO AS A CITY COUNCIL TO SUPPORT YOU.

IF YOU HAVE ANY EVENTS OR ANYTHING, PLEASE LET US KNOW.

WE WANNA BE THERE ALONGSIDE YOU.

WE WILL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MARY GOMEZ AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

AND, UM, AGAIN, WE WOULD REALLY BE HONORED IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME OUT AND TAKE A TOUR.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

OKAY.

UH, I FORGOT TO ASK, ARE THERE ANY, UH, CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS? THERE ARE DONE.

OKAY.

I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE WITH US TONIGHT, WHO'S GONNA BE OUR ASSISTANT CITY CLERK, KENYA LOPEZ.

WE'RE GONNA NOW GO TO PUBLIC

[ PUBLIC COMMENTS: When addressing the La Habra City Council, please complete a Speaker’s Card before leaving the Council Chamber. General Public Comments shall be received at the beginning of the governing body meeting and limited to three (3) minutes per individual, with a total time limit of 30 minutes for all public comments, unless otherwise modified by the Mayor or Chair. Speaking time may not be granted and/or loaned to another individual for purposes of extending available speaking time, and comments must be kept brief, non-repetitive, and professional in nature. The general Public Comment portion of the meeting allows the public to address any item of City business not appearing on the scheduled agenda. Per Government Code Section 54954.3(a), such comments shall not be responded to by the governing body during the meeting.]

IF YOU CAN GO TO THAT SECTION THERE.

OKAY.

UM, WHEN ADDRESSING THE LAHABRA CITY COUNCIL, PLEASE COMPLETE A PUBLIC, UH, SPEAKER'S CARD BEFORE LEAVING THE COUNCIL CHAMBER.

GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT SHALL BE RECEIVED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GOVERNING BODY MEETING AND LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES FOR ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS.

UNLESS OTHERWISE, MODIFIED BY THE MAYOR OR CHAIR.

SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR LOANED TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE SPEAKING TIME AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF, NON-REPETITIVE, AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE.

THE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE MEETING ALLOWS THE, THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS ANY ITEM OF THE CITY BUSINESS NOT APPEARING ON THE SCHEDULED AGENDA.

PER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 4

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UM, AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, WE DID RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENT VIA EMAIL, UM, BY DR.

P SUSAN PRICHARD EARLIER TODAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND SHE'S SPEAKING TO ITEM NUMBER NINE.

OKAY.

CARRIE RIDGE, ANN THERESA, KEKER, HONORABLE MAYOR JIM GOMEZ, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY MANAGER AND STAFF.

IT IS OUR PLEASURE.

UM, WE ARE HERE TONIGHT REPRESENTING THE, UH, AMERICAN LEGION POST 2 6 7, AND AS YOU KNOW, EVERY YEAR ON VETERANS DAY 1111, AT 11:00 AM WE PRESENT TO YOU THE COMMUNITY AND OUTSIDE COMMUNITIES, A BEAUTIFUL, UPLIFTING VETERANS DAY EVENT WHERE WE HONOR ALL OF OUR VETERANS.

SO THIS YEAR, UM, WE ARE HERE TONIGHT TO PERSONALLY INVITE YOU AND THE COMMUNITY OUT FOR VETERANS DAY.

THIS YEAR, OUR THEME IS NO SOLDIER LEFT BEHIND.

AND ALSO, WE ARE HONORING GOLD STAR FAMILIES, WHICH FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT KNOW WHAT A GOLD STAR FAMILY IS, ARE THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN KILLED IN ACTION DURING WARTIME.

SO LA HABRA ALONE ON THE PLACARD, UH, AT THE AMERICAN LEGION POST, HAS ABOUT 50 MEMBERS THAT WERE KILLED IN ACTION.

AND WE ARE, UM, HONORING THEM.

UH, THERESA AND HER HUSBAND HAVE GRACIOUSLY PUT TOGETHER A BEAUTIFUL DISPLAY.

AND SO WITH THE ART ASSOCIATION AND YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE COMMITTEE, UM, JIM, YOU ARE PART OF THAT COMMITTEE.

YOU ARE PART OF VETERANS DAY, YOU ARE WHY WE HAVE VETERANS DAY, AND WE THANK YOU FOR THAT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

UM, YOU WILL SEE A BEAUTIFUL DISPLAY.

UM, IT'S FOR THOSE THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN ON THE PLAQUE AND FOR THOSE GOLD STAR MEMBERS, UM, THAT FAMILIES THAT SHOW UP ON VETERANS DAY, WE WILL TAKE THEIR INFORMATION AND THEY WILL HAVE A GOLD STAR ON THE UPCOMING, UM, YEAR FOR VETERANS DAY.

BUT I WANNA FOCUS ON WHAT WE ARE HAVING, UH, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE ON DISPLAY THE VIETNAM ERA, HUEY.

WE ALSO HAD THAT ON FLAG DAY, WHICH WAS AN AMAZING, UM, CITY COUNCIL.

CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, UM, THAT WERE PRESENT, WERE ABLE TO SEE AT THE PUBLIC.

AND IT'S A WONDERFUL DISPLAY BROUGHT TO US BY THE VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA AND THE DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS.

UM, DENNIS AND, UM, HIS PARTNER WILL BE THERE AGAIN ON DISPLAY.

THEY WILL BRING COLORING BOOKS AND CRAYONS FOR THE KIDS.

THEY WILL TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE HUEY, GIVE YOU ALL THE INFORMATION.

IT IS A MEDIC, UM, HELICOPTER.

SO PLEASE COME JOIN US.

AND, UM, THAT'S IT.

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

TED, DID YOU WANNA SAY ANYTHING? NO, I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY.

DI UH, LADIES, I I JUST WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR THE FANTASTIC WORK YOU DO.

NOT ONLY, I MEAN, DO YOU DO ALL OUR VETERANS DAY PROJECTS AND STUFF, BUT WHEN THERE'S A DEATH IN A MEMBER OF OUR, YOU KNOW, AMERICAN LEGION OR SOMEBODY WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY, YOU FOLKS COME IN RIGHT BEHIND THERE AND ARE THERE TO BE A TREMENDOUS SUPPORT TO THOSE FAMILY MEMBERS.

AND I SINCERELY APPRECIATE IT.

TIME AND TIME, THESE MEMORIALS.

YOU GUYS ARE THERE SETTING UP THE, UH, YOU KNOW, THE GATHERING AFTER THE MEMORIAL SERVICE.

AND YOU DO SO MUCH.

AND THERESA, THANK YOU AND JERRY SO MUCH, UM, FOR OPENING UP YOUR HOME VERY GRACIOUSLY AND YOUR HOSPITALITY FOR THAT WONDERFUL MEETING WE HAD THE OTHER DAY.

JUST YOU TWO LADIES ARE JUST SOME WONDERFUL COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

AND I SINCERELY APPRECIATE ALL YOU DO FOR OUR VETERANS AND, AND REALLY OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

YOU ARE A BLESSING BEYOND MEASURE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

WE DO IT WITH PLEASURE AND HONOR.

THANK YOU, JIM.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL? PLEASE COME UP AT THIS TIME.

ANYBODY WHAT? WE'LL CLOSE AT WE GO THE

[ CONSENT CALENDAR: All matters on Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion unless a Councilmember, City staff member, or member of the audience requests separate action or removal of an item. Removed items will be considered following the Consent Calendar portion of this agenda. Public comment shall be limited to three (3) minutes per individual, with a total time limit of 30 minutes per item that has been removed for separate discussion, unless otherwise modified by the Mayor. Speaking time may not be granted and/or loaned to another individual for purposes of extending available speaking time, and comments must be kept brief, non-repetitive, and professional in nature. ]

OKAY.

NEXT IS THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

ALL MATTERS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION.

ALYSSA COUNCIL MEMBER, CITY STAFF MEMBER OR MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE REQUEST SEPARATE ACTION OR REMOVAL OF AN ITEM REMOVED ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOLLOWING THE CONSENT CALENDAR PORTION OF THIS AGENDA.

PUBLIC COMMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES PER ITEM THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR

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SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR LOANED TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE SPEAKING TIME AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF, NON-REPETITIVE, AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE.

THE CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDES CITY COUNCIL ITEMS ONE THROUGH 12.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IS THERE ANY ITEMS THAT STAFF WOULD LIKE TO HAVE REMOVED? NONE.

MR. MAYOR, ANY ITEMS THAT THE HARBOR CITY COUNCIL LIKE TO HAVE REMOVED? NO.

UH, IS THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO HAVE ANY ITEMS REMOVED? UH, HEARING NONE.

I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

MR. MAYOR, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

I HEAR A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER JOSE MADANO.

SECOND AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER STEVE SIMONIAN.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

ANY NOS? ANY ABSTENTIONS, KENIA LOPEZ? THAT ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

FIVE ZERO.

OKAY.

OKAY.

WE NOW GO TO THE NEXT ITEM.

KENYA? YES.

OKAY.

PUBLIC HEARINGS,

[1. DULY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT PRECISE PLAN 22-02 FOR THE REQUEST TO CONSTRUCT A 3,875 SQUARE FOOT, DUAL TENANT BUILDING AT 711 EAST IMPERIAL HIGHWAY That the City Council APPROVE THE FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. ____ ENTITLED: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT PRECISE PLAN 22-02 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 3,875 SQUARE FOOT, DUAL TENANT BUILDING AT 711 EAST IMPERIAL HIGHWAY, AS PER THE APPROVED PLANS, AND SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS, AND MAKE A DETERMINATION THAT THE REQUEST IS CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15303, CLASS 3: "NEW CONSTRUCTION OR CONVERSION OF SMALL STRUCTURE S" AND SECTION 15061(B)(2) OF THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT GUIDELINES. The request was reviewed pursuant to the guidelines of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and it was determined the request is Categorically Exempt from CEQA under Section 15303, Class 3 "New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures” and that the project does not meet any of the exceptions described in Section 15300.2, pursuant to the provision under Section 15061(B)(2) of the CEQA Guidelines.]

FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL PUBLIC HEARING ITEM ON THE AGENDA, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR OR MAYOR.

COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF, NON-REPETITIVE, AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE.

UM, FIRST ITEM IS A DULY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT PRECISE PLAN TWO TWO DASH ZERO TWO FOR THE REQUEST TO CONSTRUCT A 3,875 SQUARE FOOT DUAL TENANT BUILDING AT 7 1 1 EAST IMPERIAL HIGHWAY.

OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

STAFF REPORT PLEASE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I'M SORRY, DO YOU MIND PUTTING UP MY PRESENTATION? CAN YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD? YEAH.

GOOD EVENING COUNSEL.

MY NAME IS VANESSA OSE.

I AM THE SENIOR PLANNER HERE WITH THE CITY OF LAHABRA.

BEFORE YOU.

TONIGHT IS A REQUEST BY MR. PATEL TO CONSTRUCT A DUAL TENANT COMMERCIAL BUILDING AT SEVEN 11 EAST IMPERIAL HIGHWAY TO ACCOMMODATE A DUNKIN DONUTS RESTAURANT AND A RETAIL TENANT SPACE.

THE SITE IS PART OF A MASTER PLAN THAT INCLUDES THE LA QUINTA HOTEL, THE HALLMARK STORE AT A TACO BELL DRIVE THROUGH RESTAURANT.

A SIMILAR USE WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ON THIS SITE, HOWEVER, THE APPLICANT DID NOT MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROPOSAL.

THUS, THE, UM, CURRENT APPLICANT IS HERE, UH, REQUESTING TO APPROVE THE LAST COMPONENT OF THIS MASTER PLAN.

THE PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEWED THE PROPOSAL AT ITS AUGUST 28TH MEETING AND FORWARDED THEIR RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL.

THE PROPOSED DESIGN, COLORS AND MATERIALS OF THE BUILDINGS WERE FOUND TO BE COMPATIBLE AND COMPLIMENTARY TO THE OTHER BUILDINGS.

UM, WITHIN THE MASTER PLAN, THE PROPOSED SITE LAYOUT MATCHES THE TACO BELL TO THE EAST WITH ITS MAIN ENTRY ORIENTED TO THE NORTH AND ITS DRIVE-THROUGH LANE.

WRAPPED ALONG, UM, IMPERIAL HIGHWAY, A QE ASSESSMENT WAS ALSO CONDUCTED, WHICH SHOWED THAT THE DRIVE AISLE HAS MORE THAN SUFFICIENT SPACE TO ACCOMMODATE THE EXPECTED MAXIMUM PEAK OF VEHICLES, AS WELL AS THREE ADDITIONAL VEHICLES WITHOUT ENCROACHING INTO THE SHARED DRIVE AISLE.

AND AS SHOWN ON THE TABLE, THE PROPOSED PROJECT COMPLIES WITH ALL OF THE REQUIRED DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.

THEREFORE, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE P U D PRECISE PLAN AND FIND THAT THE PROPOSAL IS CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM QUA.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL? DO THE DONUTS, DO THE DONUTS TASTE GOOD? UH, THEY DO.

AND THEY'RE SANDWICHES SMOOTHIES.

NO SAMPLES.

OKAY.

NO, UNFORTUNATELY NO SAMPLES.

AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ANYBODY WISH TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL IN FAVOR AGAINST THIS ITEM? PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME.

HELLO, CATHERINE ALMI.

I DID NOT INTEND ON SPEAKING TONIGHT, BUT I DID NOT READ THROUGH THE INSTRUC OR THE AGENDA, SO I DIDN'T REALIZE DUNCAN WAS ON THE AGENDA.

I REALLY DON'T BELIEVE THAT LA HABRA NEEDS 10 DONUT STORES IN SEVEN-ISH SQUARE MILES.

I JUST THINK THAT WE HAVE THE LIVE BETTER EAT HEALTHY, AND 10 DONUT STORES IS A LOT FOR ONE CITY.

THAT'S ALL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANYBODY ELSE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL IN FAVOR OF OPPOSITION TO IT.

PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME.

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UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY STAFF.

UH, LA HABER NEIGHBORS.

MY NAME'S CAM PATEL.

I'M HERE WITH SOME OF MY, UH, UH, BUSINESS PARTNERS THERE FOR THE LA QUINTA HOTEL JUST NORTH OF THE APPLICANT'S, UH, SITE.

UH, NO RELATION TO THE APPLICANT, BUT WE'RE JUST HERE TO VOICE OUR SUPPORT FOR THIS.

IT'S THE LAST PIECE OF THAT FOUR ACRE, UH, PUZZLE.

UM, IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING.

JUST WANTED TO COME HERE AND APPROVE, UH, JUST SHOW SUPPORT FOR, UH, THE APPLICANT.

UM, I KNOW SOMETIMES WHEN THERE'S SOMETHING NEW COMING ALONG TO THE CITY, SOME PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT TRAFFIC.

UH, I'VE SAT THERE AT, ON MY SITE, WATCHED THE, YOU KNOW, TRAFFIC ONLY BEING, THE LIGHT BEING TRIGGERED ONLY WHEN THERE'S CARS WANTING TO LEAVE THE SITE.

YOU GET A GREEN LIGHT FOR ABOUT SEVEN OR 10 SECONDS AND THE LIGHT'S GREEN AGAIN FOR IMPERIAL HIGHWAY.

SO VERY MINIMAL TRAFFIC IMPACT AS WELL.

WE HAVE A LARGE SITE, LOTS OF DRIVE AISLES, SO PLEASE APPROVE THIS.

THANK YOU, KEN.

I JUST, I I WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO THAT SITE OVER THERE.

YOU GUYS, AFTER THE RAIN STOP, YOU GUYS REALLY MOVE LIKE GANGBUSTERS.

YEAH.

AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO LOOKING QUIN TO END OPENING.

OH MY GOD.

THE HALLMARK STORE IS LOOKING BEAUTIFUL OVER THERE.

YEAH, HE'S HAVE PAUL, THE OWNER THERE IS EVERY, IS THERE EVERY DAY.

UH, SO WE ARE LOOKING IN ANTICIPATION FOR THAT OPENING UP.

YEAH.

BEFORE THE, I KNOW THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, BUT YEAH.

THANK YOU FOR BEING GREAT STEWARDS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

FOR SURE.

YEAH, WE GOT THE GREAT PEOPLE AND ALSO WORKING ON THE SITE, SO JANET PATEL OUT THERE AS WELL.

OKAY.

ANYBODY ELSE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL? PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME.

YES, SIR.

CAN YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD? HI, MY NAME IS PRAG PATEL.

UM, I'M THE TENANT AT THIS LOCATION AND, UM, JUST WANTED TO INTRODUCE MYSELF.

UM, AND YOU KNOW, IT'S GREAT THAT EVERYONE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY.

UM, WE ARE VERY EXCITED.

UM, IT'S BEEN A LONG PROCESS TO FIND A SITE IN LAHABRA FOR US.

UM, BUT WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT DUNCAN BEING A PART OF LAHABRA.

UM, WE ARE PRETTY UNTIED TO THE COMMUNITY AND FROM WHAT WE HEARD EARLIER TODAY, IT'S PRETTY EXCITING TO BE, UM, HOPEFULLY IN THIS CITY SOON.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANY QUESTIONS? ANYBODY? OKAY.

UH, ANYBODY ELSE WISHING TO ADDRESS LABOR CITY COUNTS THIS TIME? PLEASE COME FORWARD.

OKAY.

AT THIS TIME I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND CALL FOR QUESTIONS, DISCUSSIONS, OR ACTIONS, BUT I, I I JUST HAVE A, A A COUPLE COMMENTS.

YOU KNOW, UH, THERE IS A THING CALLED PROPERTY RIGHTS IN OUR COMMUNITY, PEOPLE WHO OWN SOMETHING CAN CHOOSE WHAT THEY WANT TO BUILD THERE, AS LONG AS IT FALLS WITHIN THE REGULATIONS, UH, UH, OF THE PROPERTY.

MANY YEARS AGO, PRIOR TO ME GOING TO CITY COUNCIL, I THINK STEVE MAY HAVE BEEN ON THERE AND, AND ROSE BACK THEN WHEN THE HOME DEPOT CAME, PEOPLE THOUGHT THAT SOMEHOW, UH, JAMES HARDWARE AND KENNY'S HARDWARE WERE GONNA BE PUT OUTTA BUSINESS.

AND THAT WAS NOT THE CASE.

AND IT HAPPENED JUST THE OPPOSITE, WHERE THEY, THEY THRIVED EVEN MORE.

AND THEN, UH, YOU KNOW, KENNY'S HARDWARE WENT ON TO, TO BUILD THEIR BIG EXPANSION THERE.

SO I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS WHOLEHEARTEDLY.

UH, THEY'VE BEEN GREAT NEIGHBORS.

THEY'VE DEMONSTRATED THAT THEY WOULD BE GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY.

DO I HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS OR, WELL, I JUST WANT TO KIND OF ADD ONTO THAT I'M GLAD THAT QUESTION OR THAT POINT WAS BROUGHT UP BECAUSE IT DOES CLEAR UP A MISCONCEPTION THAT WE CAN CONTROL COMPETING INTERESTS WITHIN THE CITY.

IN OTHER WORDS, WE CAN'T RESTRICT COMPETITION BETWEEN TWO AUTO PARTS STORES, TWO AEAS, TWO DONUT STORES, ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

WE CAN CONTROL THINGS LIKE THE, THE, THE DESIGN, THE TRAFFIC CONSIDERATIONS, THE SETBACKS, THIS SORT OF THING.

BUT ALL WE'RE GONNA DO IS GET THE CITY SUED.

IF WE SAY THERE'S TOO MANY DONUT STORES, THE ONLY THING WE CAN DO THAT WITH IS ALCOHOL SALES, BECAUSE THERE IS SUCH A THING AS CALLED UNDUE CONCENTRATION, BUT THERE IS NO SUCH THING THAT APPLIES LEGALLY TO ANY OTHER TYPE OF BUSINESS.

SO, UH, THAT'S JUST THE STATE OF THE LAW.

I WANTED TO ADD THAT ON.

THANK YOU.

ANYBODY ELSE? ANY COLLEAGUES? YES, JOSE? I, I ALMOST, UH, I ALMOST WANNA RECUSE MYSELF BECAUSE OF MY FULL-TIME JOB AS A POLICE OFFICER OF DONUTS .

UH, BUT, UH, YEAH, I'M GONNA BE SUPPORTING THIS PROJECT, DEFINITELY.

SO, YEAH.

OKAY.

STEVE, YOU'RE AN EXPERT IN THE FIELD.

, YOU'RE AN EXPERT.

I'LL, UH, AN EXPERT WITH THIS.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION, UH, MR. MAYOR TO APPROVE THE FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA APPROVING PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT, PRECISE PLAN 22 DASH ZERO TWO FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 3,875 SQUARE FOOT DUAL TENANT BUILDING AT SEVEN 11 EAST IMPERIAL HIGHWAY, AS PER APPROVED PLANS AND SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS, AND MAKE A DETERMINATION THAT THE REQUEST IS CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15 3 0 3, CLASS THREE, NEW CONSTRUCTION OR CONVERSION OF A SMALL STRUCTURE S AND SECTION 15 0 6 1 B TWO OF THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT GUIDELINES.

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THERE IS A MOTION TO SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

STATE AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSITION? SAY NO.

ANYBODY ABSTAINING? UH, KENYA LOPEZ PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

FIVE ZERO.

OKAY, WE'RE

[ MAYOR'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR:]

OKAY.

PLAN ON SPENDING THE WEEKEND OF OCTOBER 13TH THROUGH 15TH AT EL CENTRAL PARK FOR THE ANNUAL CORN.

I BELIEVE THIS IS DOWN THE HARBOR BOULEVARD.

I'M A MISTAKE FOR ANNUAL CORN FESTIVAL.

IS THAT CORRECT? I THINK MY SCRIPT MAY BE WRONG.

IS THAT LA HARBOR? OKAY.

SO MY SCRIPT SAYS, UH, UH, EL CENTRAL PARK, BUT ACTUALLY THE CORN FESTIVAL IS GONNA TAKE PLACE.

VERY SIMILAR FOOTPRINT TO THE CITRUS FAIR.

ENJOY NUMEROUS RIDES AND ATTRACTIONS, GAMES CRAFTS, UH, FOOD VENDORS, LIVE ENTERTAINMENT, AND OF COURSE, FRESH CORN.

AND THE ENTERTAINMENT LINEUP THIS YEAR IS ABSOLUTELY OVER THE TOP.

UH, DON'T FORGET TO ADD, UH, PURLEY WHITE'S, SMILES OF SMILES THAT WILL ADORE ADORN LA HABER BOULEVARD FOR THE CORN FESTIVAL PARADE.

UH, TAKING PLACE ON THE MORNING OF SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14TH AT 9:30 AM FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT, UM, LYON RANDY MCMILLAN AT (562) 458-1773.

OR CALL OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT FIVE SIX TWO THREE THREE FOUR TWO ZERO ZERO AND ASK FOR LION KELLY FUFU JOE.

NEXT ITEM, DROP YOUR KIDS OFF.

UM, FOR A FUN-FILLED EVENING AT THE LAHABRA COMMUNITY CENTER FOR KIDS NIGHT OUT ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20TH, KIDS AGES FOUR TO 12 WILL ENJOY DINNER, SNACKS, GAMES, CRAFTS, AND A MOVIE WEAR.

COMFY SWEATER, SWEATS OR PAJAMAS, BRING A PILLOW OR A BLANKET.

COST OF THE EVENT IS ONLY $20, BUT YOU DO HAVE TO MAKE RESERVATIONS AT WWW DOT LAHABRA CA GOV.

OR CALL 5 6 2 3 3 4200 FOR MORE INFORMATION.

UH, RID YOUR HOME OF COMMON HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE ITEMS SUCH AS PAINT.

UH, WE JUST TALKED ABOUT LEAD PAINT HERE EARLIER.

AND, UH, PAINTING SUPPLIES, PESTICIDES, CLEANING PRODUCTS, AEROSOL CANS.

BRING THEM TO THE PUBLIC YARD ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21ST.

THE BIANNUAL HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION WILL TAKE PLACE ON, UH, ON THAT DATE FROM 8:00 AM TO 12:00 PM APPOINTMENTS ARE NOT NECESSARY, BUT RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ARRIVE AT THE DESIGNATED TIME ACCORDING TO THEIR LAST NAME.

AND ADDED COURTESY RESIDENTS MAY ALSO BRING DOCUMENTS TO BE SHREDDED ON THE SITE.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL 5 6 2 3 2 4 1 7 0.

AND DORY WILL HELP YOU OUT WHEN YOU CALL THAT NUMBER.

JOIN US FOR THE CITY OF LA HARBOR'S COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE.

THAT WAS A GREAT EVENT LAST YEAR, WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28TH FROM 10 TO TWO.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CITY DEPARTMENTS, UTILITY PROVIDERS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, NONPROFITS AND MORE THAT SERVE OUR WONDERFUL COMMUNITY OF LAHABRA.

ENJOY DEMONSTRATIONS BY OUR LAHABRA POLICE DEPARTMENT PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

THERE'LL BE GAMES, ACTIVITIES, RAFFLES, AND MORE COSTUMES ARE ENCOURAGED.

SO BRING OUT A BAG OF CANDY AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL 5 6 2 3 3 4200.

BREE, WHAT'S AN APPROPRIATE COSTUME FOR THAT EVENT? WHAT'S THAT? WHAT'S AN APPROPRIATE COSTUME TO WEAR AT THE, AT THAT EVENT? ANY IDEA? JIM? CAN'T GO WRONG WITH MARVEL SUPERHEROES.

OKAY, THERE YOU GO.

CELEBRATE ALL THINGS FALL BY DECORATING THE EXTERIOR OF YOUR HOME FOR THE ANNUAL LAHABRA.

FOLLOW WEEN, UH, HOME DECORATING CONTEST.

AND IF YOU HAVEN'T COME DOWN TO CITY HALL, WE'RE ALREADY DECK OUT AND FALL ITEMS. PUT UP HALLOWEEN OR THANKSGIVING DECORATIONS AND ENJOY EVERYTHING FALL HAS TO OFFER.

NOMINATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED THROUGH OCTOBER 25TH.

AWARD.

WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON OCTOBER 27TH.

ALL THE HARBOR RESIDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS FREE ACTIVITY.

PLEASE EMAIL NOMINATIONS INCLUDING YOUR ADDRESS PHOTOS TO TOLERA@LAHABRA.GOV OR CALL 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 2 1 7.

SENIORS, MARK YOUR CALENDAR.

JOIN US FOR THE LAHABRA SENIOR WEEK THAT WILL TAKE PLACE ON NOVEMBER 13TH THROUGH 17TH.

ADULTS 55 AND OLDER, THEIR CAREGIVERS.

CAREGIVERS ARE WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE IN A FREE VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES THAT INCLUDE WALKING, STRETCHING CLASSES, DEMOS ON MEDICATION, BREATHING EXERCISES THAT CAN REDUCE STRESS, ACCESS TO HEALTH SCREENING, AND MUCH MORE, A LOT MORE INFORMATION COMING DOWN.

SO BE SURE TO FOLLOW OUR WEBSITE, WWW.LA HARBA DOT GOOV OR CALL 5 6 2 3 3 4200.

WANNA REMIND

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ALSO, OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION MEETS RIGHT HERE SECOND WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH, ALSO AT 6:30 PM IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS.

WE HAVE PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES HERE.

DO YOU WANNA MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR COMMUNITY? YOU CAN APPLY FOR POSITIONS HERE, THE CITY OF LAHABRA.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, CALL, UH, CALL 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 0 7 9 OR GO TO WWW.LAHABRA.GOV OR ASK FOR OUR, UH, HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT OR GO ONLINE AND THEY'LL HAVE ALL THAT INFORMATION ON THAT.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, UH, REMEMBER, PLEASE BE RESPONSIBLE IN IRRIGATION, UH, OF YOUR WATER.

WE STILL HAVE A WATER SHORTAGE.

UH, PLEASE NOTE THAT LAWN IRRIGATION IS PROHIBITED BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 10:00 AM TO 4:00 PM AS IS WASHING HARD SURFACES SUCH AS SIDEWALKS AND DRIVEWAYS, DO YOUR PART TO CONSERVE WATER.

IT'S A VERY PRECIOUS COMMODITY.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL ELIAS AT FIVE SIX TWO THREE THREE FOUR ONE SEVEN ZERO.

OKAY, STAFF, UH, COMMENTS FROM STAFF? NONE, MR. MAYOR.

OKAY.

COUNCIL MEMBERS,

[ COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS:]

STEVE, YOU'RE UP.

I HAVE NOTHING.

OKAY.

JOSE? YES, MR. MAYOR, I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT ON, UH, THIS PAST FRIDAY, UH, YOU AND I HAD ATTENDED THE, UH, LAHABRA HIGH SCHOOL HOMECOMING GAME, UH, LEADING UP TO THAT HOMECOMING GAME, UH, K T L A CHANNEL FIVE HAD, UH, FEATURED A FEW SEGMENTS ON LAHABRA HIGH SCHOOL AND THE, UH, VARIOUS PROGRAMS AT LAHABRA HIGH SCHOOL.

QUITE PLEASED TO SEE, UH, THE, UH, THE, UH, THE ONE OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WAS FEATURED WAS A FORENSICS PROGRAM.

IF YOU DIDN'T SEE IT, IF YOU'D ABLE TO GO ON THE, UH, K T L A WEBSITE AND REPLAY THAT, IT WAS, UH, IT WAS QUITE GOOD, VERY GOOD, VERY INFORMATIVE, AND GREAT TO SEE THAT OUR LAHABRA HIGH SCHOOLS, UH, AND SONORA AS WELL.

AND, UH, OF COURSE WE HAVE WHITTIER CHRISTIAN, BUT SONORA AND LAHABRA HIGH SCHOOL ARE PART OF THE FULLERTON JOINT UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT.

GREAT TO SEE THE VARIOUS PROGRAMS THAT THEY ARE GIVING OUR, UH, OUR, OUR KIDS IN THIS COMMUNITY.

AND I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE PRESENTATION THAT WAS FEATURED THERE.

IT SAID A LOT, NOT ONLY ABOUT OUR HIGH SCHOOLS, UH, UH, TO, UH, TOULA HABRA, BUT ALL OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND THE PEOPLE THAT WATCH THAT.

SO, QUITE PROUD.

UH, I GOT A FEW COMMENTS AT WORK, UH, FROM PEOPLE THAT, UH, WERE QUITE IMPRESSED, UH, THAT, UH, THAT A HIGH SCHOOL HAS A FORENSICS PROGRAM.

UH, SO KUDOS TO THE HABER HIGH SCHOOL, UH, MR. GARCIA, THE PRINCIPAL THERE, AND, UH, TO ALL OF THE STAFF AND THE, UH, THE, THE PROFESSIONALISM THAT THEY DISPLAYED THAT DAY IN FEATURING THIS PROGRAM.

SO, QUITE PROUD.

AND, UH, ALSO, UH, QUITE PROUD THAT, UH, THAT THEY INCLUDED, UH, ONE OF OUR RESIDENTS, LORETTA LUNA, A TREASURE IN LAHABRA, WHOM WE ALL KNOW, UH, AND, UH, WE ALL, UH, WE ALL ADMIRE LORETTA FOR, UH, FOR HER GIVING HERE IN THIS COMMUNITY.

AND, UH, SHE HAS A SPECIAL PLACE IN HER HEART FOR LAHABRA HIGH SCHOOL.

THEY HAD HER, UH, UNVEIL THE, UH, HOMECOMING KING, UH, THAT MORNING.

SO IT WAS, UH, IT WAS VERY GOOD, UH, THAT, UH, THAT THEY DID THAT QUITE IMPRESSED.

AND, UH, JUST WANTED TO SEND A SHOUT OUT AGAIN, UH, TO LA HABER HIGH SCHOOL AND, UH, TO LORETTA LUNA FOR THAT.

UH, THE, UH, THE GAME WAS GREAT.

UH, JIM AND I GOT TO SEE THE, UH, THE HOMECOMING QUEEN, UH, UNVEILED AS WELL.

UH, IT WAS A GREAT EVENT, UH, LOOKING FORWARD TO THE, UH, CORN FESTIVAL.

AND, UH, LEADING UP TO THE CORN FESTIVAL, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, UH, WE THANKED OUR LAHABRA HOST LIONS, UH, FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DO IN THIS COMMUNITY.

UH, CATHERINE, UH, GIM WHO JUST SPOKE.

KATHERINE, IF YOU, IF YOU DON'T MIND JUST KIND OF WAVING TO EVERYBODY, THE, THE, UH, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE LIONS CLUB, UH, THANK YOU GUYS.

AGAIN, I CAN'T SAY IT ENOUGH.

I'LL SAY AT EVERY MEETING IF I HAVE TO.

YOU AND THE REST OF THE LIONS DO GREAT WORK HERE IN OUR CITY.

THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT TO OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL, UH, UH, CORN FESTIVAL.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THAT'S IT, MR. MAYOR.

THANK YOU, DARREN.

I WAS ON MY WAY TO THE, UH, CHILDREN'S MUSEUM THE OTHER DAY, AND I SAW THE FRONT DOORS OPEN TO THE DEPOT THEATERS.

SO I STUCK MY HEAD IN AND I MET STEVE, WHO RUNS THE PHANTOM PROJECT, AND I JUST WANNA REPORT TO COUNCIL AND TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE, AT THE THEATERS, DOING GREAT.

THEY HAVE GOT, UH, SOLD OUT SHOWS RUNNING NONSTOP.

THEY'RE RENTING OUT THE, UH, FACILITY TO, TO OTHER VENUES AND ACTS WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY PRESENTS.

AND THEY'RE DOING SOMETHING THAT I WAS SHOCKED TO HEAR.

AND I SAID, NOT EVERY SATURDAY, BUT I THINK IT'S EVERY SECOND OR THIRD SATURDAY THEY DO ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW LIVE THERE ON STAGE AT MIDNIGHT, JUST LIKE FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MAY RECALL THE SOUTH PASADENA RIALTO THEATER.

AND HE SAYS IT'S JUST A SOLD OUT CROWD AT MIDNIGHT WHEN THEY DO THIS.

AND THE CROWDS ARE VERY WELL BEHAVED, HAVE A GREAT TIME.

SO WHO KNEW UNTIL I FOUND OUT ON, ON SUNDAY.

SO I'M JUST VERY PLEASED DEPOT THEATER'S DOING SO GREAT.

WE HAVE A TREMENDOUS VENDOR IN THE FORM OF PHANTOM, THIS THEATER GROUP DOING A GREAT JOB.

AND THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM IS DOING WELL TOO.

THEY HAD THIS GREAT SPACE EXHIBIT THAT JUST CLOSED, UH, SHORTLY BEFORE THE RENOVATIONS BEGAN.

AND THEN I POPPED IN THERE ON SUNDAY.

AND WHAT HAS JUST OPENED IS AN EGYPT EXHIBITION, WHICH FOLKS, IF

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I MEAN, IT'S THE, THE PROFESSIONAL EFFECTS ARE JUST FANTASTIC.

THERE'S A FULL SCALE EGYPTIAN SARCOPHAGUS.

THERE'S THESE INCREDIBLE WALLS AND STRUCTURES AND FUN INTERACTIVE THINGS FOR KIDS TO DO.

SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO DO CHILDREN'S MUSEUM IN LA HARBOR, IT'S ONE OF OUR CULTURAL JEWELS.

IT'S THE PLACE TO GO CHECK OUT THAT EXHIBIT BEFORE IT LEAVES.

AND, UH, THAT'S ALL I GOT.

OKAY, ROSE, I JUST WANNA THANK EVERYONE THAT CAME OUT FOR LOVE LA HABRA.

IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE EVENT TO SEE SO MANY ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATE.

OF COURSE, I JUMPED AROUND FROM PLACE TO PLACE.

I STARTED OUT WITH THE COYOTE CREEK AND I SAW SOME WHITTIER CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AS LONG AS RESIDENT MEMBERS THAT WERE OUT THERE HELPING.

I SAW THE CITY MANAGER OUT THERE.

I TOLD THEM THIS TIME, PLEASE DO NOT GO DOWN.

THERE'S PLENTY OF KIDS THAT WERE THERE VOLUNTEERING.

AND, UH, THEN I WENT OVER TO, UM, THE, UH, ROTARY CLUB TO SEE WHAT THEY WERE DOING.

AND THEY WERE PAINTING, HELPING TO PAINT THE HELP THE BRAIN INJURED CHILDREN'S PLACE.

AND BEHIND, UH, THERE WAS GIRL SCOUTS IN THE BACK PART OF IT THAT WERE PLANTING A GARDEN.

AND, UH, I BELIEVE IT'S GONNA BE A GARDEN FOR THE COMMUNITY WHERE THEY CAN COME AND PLANT OR, OR, YOU KNOW, TAKE SOME VEGETABLES AS WELL THAT SHOULD BE PLANT DOWN THE ROAD IN THE FUTURE.

SO I WAS REALLY HAPPY TO SEE ALL THESE INDIVIDUALS I SAW.

I WENT OVER TO THE RAILROAD TRACKS AS WELL, AND I SAW A COUNCIL MEMBER MEDRANO ALONG WITH THE LA HARBOR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND SOME OTHER RESIDENT MEMBERS THAT WERE PICKING UP, UH, TRASH THERE THAT WASN'T, UH, THANK GOD ON THAT SIDE, A WHOLE LOT OF TRASH, BUT YET NONETHELESS, THERE WAS TRASH THERE.

UM, AND I WAS JUST HAPPY TO SEE, AND I TOOK THEM A KODAK MOMENT THERE AS WELL.

UM, THEN I WENT TO THE, TO THE CITY HALL HERE AT THE ATRIUM WHERE RESIDENT MEMBERS WERE DECORATING BOXES AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY WERE COLORFUL FOR THOSE FAMILIES THAT WANTED TO SEND, UH, FOR SO SOME, UM, UH, SOLDIERS OVERSEAS THAT THEY COULD HAVE THESE COLORFUL BOXES WITH MESSAGES AS WELL.

AND, UH, THEY WOULD LOOK, UH, JUST BEAUTIFUL THAT THE COMMUNITY WAS CARRYING ENOUGH FOR THEM AND SENDING MESSAGES THAT WOULD INSPIRE THEM AND HAVE A FEELING THAT THEY ARE STILL CLOSE TO HOME SOMEWHERE, YOU KNOW, WHEREVER IT'D BE.

UM, BUT IT WAS, UH, JUST AN INCREDIBLE, THE LIONS CLUB WAS OVER THERE, UH, REPAIRING AND CLEANING UP A HOUSE.

I MEAN, IT WAS JUST ALL THESE ORGANIZATIONS, UH, INDIVIDUALS, THE GIRL SCOUTS, THE SCHOOLS AND PLAIN OLD RESIDENT MEMBERS THAT WERE OUT THERE.

IT WAS JUST A, A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT TO SEE THAT.

UH, THEY DID LIVE UP TO THE WORD CARING AND CARING COMMUNITY.

SO I WAS GRATEFUL FOR THAT AS WELL.

UM, AND IT'S JUST A GREAT DAY IN LA HABRA.

AND OF COURSE I SAW K T L A AS WELL ON TV, AND I WAS GLAD TO SEE THAT LORETTA, UM, SHE USED TO HAVE BEFORE.

I USED TO, I DESCRIBED LORETTA AS THOSE SIGNS THAT SHE HAS ON HER FENCE, I CALL IT, THAT'S OLD SCHOOL FACEBOOK , BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T HAVE FACEBOOK.